Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 7.87.5

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
आकाशरूप आकाशे परमाकाश कथ्यताम् ।
भूयो निपुणबोधाय कथं सर्गः प्रवर्तते ॥ ५ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
ākāśarūpa ākāśe paramākāśa kathyatām |
bhūyo nipuṇabodhāya kathaṃ sargaḥ pravartate || 5 ||

So there is conception of creation in the self-same soul, ere its formation or bringing into action; and the forms of creations are contained in the vacuum of the heart, and in no other separate vacuity whatever.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.87.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Akasharupa, Akashe, Akasha, Paramakasha, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Nipuna, Bodha, Katham, Katha, Sarga, Pravarta, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.87.5). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “ākāśarūpa ākāśe paramākāśa kathyatām ”
ākāśarūpa* -
ākāśarūpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ākāśe -
ākāśe (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
paramākāśa -
paramākāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paramākāśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kathyatām -
√kath (verb class 10)

[imperative passive third single]
Line 3: “bhūyo nipuṇabodhāya kathaṃ sargaḥ pravartate ”
bhūyo* -
bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhūyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
nipuṇa -
nipuṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nipuṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bodhāya -
bodha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

bodha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sargaḥ -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pravarta -
pravarta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]